#12 Maryland (10-6) at #7 Duke (10-7)
May 17, 2021
Koskinen Stadium
1:00 pm EDT
DURHAM, N.C. - The No. 12 Maryland women's lacrosse team will look to make the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 14th straight season as they face No. 7 seeded Duke in the Second Round on Sunday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN3.
DUKE STORYLINES
LOCKDOWN LIZZIE
- The leader of this year's Maryland team and a Tewaaraton Finalist, defender Lizzie Colson has had a sensational year for the Terps, solidifying her place as the best defender in the country.
- Colson leads the country with 44 caused turnovers this season and has 15 more caused turnovers than anyone else in the Big Ten.
- The Big Ten Defender of the Year, Colson also leads the Big Ten with 53 groundballs, eight more than anyone else in the league.
- Through only 16 games, Colson stands tied for third all-time in program history for single season caused turnovers while also ranking sixth all-time in program history with 101 career caused turnovers.
- A three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (3/23) and Inside Lacrosse National Player if the Week (3/25), Colson is also third in program lore with 320 draw controls.
- Colson has at least four groundballs in nine-of-16 games this season and at least three caused turnovers in eight-of-16 games.
HISTORIC HANNAH
- Attacker Hannah Leubecker has starred for Maryland offensively this season, leading the Terps and standing 18th in the country with 55 goals, averaging 3.44 per game, the third-most in the Big Ten.
- Leubecker set the program record for the most goals through the first eight games of the season with 35 and was tied with all-time leading scorer Megan Whittle for the most goals through the first 10 games of the season with 38.
- The sophomore has at least two goals in 13-of-16 games this season and at least a hat-trick in eight-of-16 games, with two seven goal games, and a six goal game, Leubecker was named a First Team All-Big Ten selection.
TOURNEY TIME
- Maryland enters the 2021 NCAA Tournament as the defending National Champions, winning the last tournament played in 2019 when the Terps defeated Boston College, 12-10 in the championship.
- The Terps lead the nation with 36 NCAA appearances and are also tops in wins (76), championship game appearances (22) and NCAA titles (14). The Terps are making their 31st consecutive appearance in the postseason (1990-2021).
- The Terps have made 11-straight Final Fours dating back to 2009.
- Under Cathy Reese, Maryland has five National Championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019). Reese is 38-8 at Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, making 11 Final Fours and seven championship games.
SERIES HISTORY
- This is the first time the Terps and Duke have met since Maryland was in the ACC.
- Maryland is 19-9 all-time against the Blue Devils and has won five in a row in the series.
- Maryland and Duke last met in the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals, where the Terps beat Duke, 15-8. Taylor Cummings and Beth Glaros combined for eight goals and 11 draw controls to push the Terps to the Final Four, where they would go onto win the National Championship.
- Maryland is 3-1 against Duke in the NCAA Tournament, defeating the Blue Devils in 2011, 2013 and 2014 and falling in 2008.
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